Weather Records on 27 January 1990

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1990. Highest significance: Vlamingh Head, AU.

Key Facts for 27 January 1990

On 27 January 1990, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 612 daily.
Vlamingh Head set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 27 January 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 27 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pogegevskaya	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beitbridge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pettibone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 27 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 27 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1990

Top 20 records on 27 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1990	Vlamingh Head, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1990	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Pogegevskaya, UA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Des Moines, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Beitbridge, ZW	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Aberporth, GB	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Mardie, AU	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Onslow, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Steubenville, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Kursk, RU	daily high min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Nashville 1 E, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Bottineau, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1990	Park River, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 625 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-27 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	2
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1894	9
1895	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	3
1901	16
1902	9
1903	10
1904	23
1905	9
1906	6
1907	29
1908	34
1909	4
1910	25
1911	52
1912	28
1913	19
1914	52
1915	35
1916	125
1917	40
1918	87
1919	26
1920	55
1921	21
1922	38
1923	138
1924	273
1925	117
1926	55
1927	191
1928	200
1929	166
1930	148
1931	328
1932	202
1933	302
1934	765
1935	270
1936	826
1937	243
1938	305
1939	312
1940	896
1941	405
1942	579
1943	355
1944	1,751
1945	242
1946	165
1947	532
1948	809
1949	1,245
1950	915
1951	355
1952	689
1953	376
1954	804
1955	397
1956	653
1957	948
1958	336
1959	466
1960	214
1961	899
1962	754
1963	1,226
1964	144
1965	317
1966	605
1967	811
1968	785
1969	985
1970	776
1971	947
1972	955
1973	702
1974	1,261
1975	547
1976	1,090
1977	592
1978	783
1979	1,652
1980	532
1981	776
1982	939
1983	1,849
1984	753
1985	839
1986	1,052
1987	1,214
1988	799
1989	971
1990	625
1991	696
1992	1,054
1993	1,197
1994	2,051
1995	1,017
1996	1,395
1997	867
1998	697
1999	1,123
2000	1,354
2001	937
2002	1,710
2003	1,593
2004	827
2005	1,018
2006	1,018
2007	846
2008	734
2009	965
2010	905
2011	719
2012	658
2013	907
2014	434
2015	1,155
2016	1,008
2017	576
2018	546
2019	679
2020	465
2021	786
2022	420
2023	425
2024	1,082
2025	619
2026	1,139

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	500
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1